LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF $100,000 COMMUNITY GIFT PROGRAM FOR 2014
Oct. 28, 2014

LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2014 — Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), the contract manager for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has announced the recipients for the 2014 LLNS Community Gift Program. These gifts, totaling $100,000, reflect LLNS' commitment to local communities.

LLNS received 89 applications totaling more than $850,000 in requests. Thirty-seven applications were selected for awards totaling $100,000 through a committee review process. The majority of these awards serve children in the Tri-Valley area and San Joaquin County, with a focus on literacy, science, technology, engineering and math education and cultural arts. Other recipients focus their charitable efforts toward veterans, senior citizens and those without homes.

Bill Goldstein, LLNS president and LLNL director presented the awards during a reception at the LLNS office in downtown Livermore on Monday. "It is an honor to be able to recognize these organizations for the tremendous work they do and the success of their programs," Goldstein said. "Their commitment to helping our community is sincerely appreciated by the Laboratory."

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LLNS manages Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. LLNS is comprised of: Bechtel, the largest project management contractor in the United States; The University of California, the world’s largest public research institution; BWX Technologies and Washington Group International, the top two DOE nuclear facilities contractors; and Battelle, a global leader in science and technology and technology commercialization. The team also includes Texas A&M University, which provides programs in homeland security and national security